NEWS 2024/05/26
On their latest single Be Fair showcases the band’s raw, punchy sound, heavily leaning into the group’s early influences from bands such as At the Drive In and Fugazi as much as it does Face to Face and Jawbreaker. Named Roddy Piper as a working title that stuck after the famed professional wrestler and actor, the song has nothing to do with wrestling or acting. Roddy Piper is one of the first songs Be Fair wrote as a band, it quickly became a fan favourite and a staple closing track at their live performances. Penned by lead singer Phil Stevenson in 2020, the universal message of discontent and distrust around a never-changing political system is as relevant today as when it was written, as it sadly will be in years to come. Recorded at The Nave Studio with engineer Andy Hawki...